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Voices from the Ground United nations development programme AfricA AdAptAtion progrAmme experiences: Voices from the groUnd purpose The purpose of this document is to gather and examine media coverage of the Africa Adaptation programme and to capture on the ground experiences of the programme. introduction The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) is a strategic climate change adaptation initiative designed to help create more informed climate change adaptation decision-making and more effective implementa- tion of those decisions in each of the 20 participating countries. The AAP was launched in 2008 by UNDP, in partnership with UNIDO, UNICEF and WFP, with funding of US$92 million from the government of Japan. The AAP helps countries develop capacities to identify climate-related risks to their national de- velopment priorities, and to design and implement holistic climate-resilient adaptation and disaster risk reduction plans to address these risks. Support for engagement with the AAP is provided by UNDP’s country office in each of the participating countries, part of UNDP’s on-the-ground presence in 135 countries throughout the developing world. The Inter-Regional Technical Support Component (IRTSC), located in Dakar, Senegal, provides Africa-wide management and coordination of the AAP. Backstopping the entire operation is the AAP’s cross-practice approach, integrating UNDP expertise in capacity development, poverty reduction, governance, gender, learning, and knowledge management to deliver a comprehensive suite of technical assistance to the 20 AAP countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauri- tius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Tanzania and Tunisia. The project has the following 5 outputs: 1) Dynamic, long-term planning mechanisms to manage the inherent uncertain- ties of climate change introduced; 2) Leadership capacities and institutional frameworks to manage climate change risks and opportunities in an integrated manner strengthened at the local, re- gional and national levels; 3) Climate-resilient policies and measures implemented in priority sectors; 4) Financing options to meet national adaptation costs expanded at the local, national, and regional levels; and 5) Knowledge on adjusting national development processes to fully incorporate climate change risks and opportunities generated and shared across all levels. The AAP was established under the Japan-AAP Joint Framework for Building Partnership to Address Cli- mate Change in Africa, which was established at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference for Africa Development organized in Yokohama, Japan in May 2008. 2 Introduction media coverage The AAP has been covered by a range of sources online, which have profiled the project as a whole, as well as focusing on the AAP in a particular country. Media recognition of the AAP began mid-2009 and continued to the present. Sources that have covered the AAP include Tunisia Online News, Legal Brief To- day, Science Africa, The Citizen, Hello Namibia!, the Namibia Economist, and Natureandpoverty.net. Events, including the Cross-Practice Workshop in Dakar and the side-event at the Bonn Climate Change talks in June received press from Climate-L, SocioLingo Africa, and MediaGlobal. In addition, country-specific AAP projects were covered for 9 countries, with Science Africa running a particularly in-depth piece on the AAP in Kenya. This media has helped to build attention to the AAP, both in Africa and more widely within the climate change and development communities. Bonn Side Event At the UNFCCC negotiation session held in Bonn in June this year, UNDP held a side event entitled “Africa Adaptation Programme: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Integrating Gender and Disaster Risk Reduc- tion into Adaptation”. The AAP strategy provides technical support to integrate gender perspectives into adaptation efforts and to ensure that the overall AAP strategic approach addresses the needs of poor wom- The AAP strategy provides technical en and men equitably in all 20 participating countries. support to integrate gender perspec- A press release by UNDP on June 1 reported on the tives into adaptation efforts and to event. Speaking on gender issues at the event, Charles ensure that the overall AAP strategic McNeill, Program Advisor with UNDP stated: “There is approach addresses the needs of poor a consensus that gender is a critical element in pro- women and men equitably in all 20 moting climate change adaptation.” A June 24 article participating countries. on MediaGlobal (also posted on allAfrica.com) focused on the AAP’s goal of integrating gender issues into the programme and making women in particular more resilient to climate change. GenderCC, a network of women working for gender and climate justice, also announced the side event on their website. Cross-Practice Strategy Workshop Another important event for the AAP was the Cross-Practice Strategy Development Workshop held in Dakar June 14-18, 2010. Both the side-event and the Cross-Practice Workshop were well publicized on Climate-L. The Cross-Practice Workshop article covered the outcomes of the workshop, as well as informa- tion provided directly from Ian Rector, the AAP Programme Manager, based in Dakar. The event brought together representatives from across UNDP’s areas of expertise to form an integrated programme of tech- nical assistance to the AAP. In a UNDP press release, Mr. Rector stated enthusiastically of the workshop: “Now with AAP we have a vehicle that provides a common link and it is a real opportunity for us to engage as one and stay engaged for the remainder of AAP and beyond. There should be no turning back.” Further- more, commenting on the progress of the programme he noted: “In just over one year since the launch of AAP, fifteen countries have completed their national project design and inception planning activities, or will soon, and several have begun implementation.” The UNDP press release on the Cross-Practice Work- shop was reprinted on SocioLingo Africa. Coverage on specific countries participating in the programme includes articles on Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Tunisia. Media Coverage 3 country-by-country media Below summarises the country-by-country media coverage: Congo An article on the Congo AAP was posted on Afrique Avenir in April 2010, which includes infor- mation on the cost and length of the project, as well as the source of the financing for the project. An additional article was released on Afrique en ligne. In the article, Henri Djombo, the Congolese Minister for Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment, pointed out that sustainable development could not be achieved without combating climate change. Ethiopia In April 2010 an article on the Ethiopia AAP on Afrique Avenir announced the signing of the $6.5 million climate change support agreement. The article highlighted the participation of other UN agencies – UNICEF and WFP – in addition to UNDP in the project in Ethiopia. Kenya An article in Science Africa affirmed that the AAP was exceptionally important for Kenya in that “action on climate change” was going to be taken for the first time across numerous sectors and at a na- tional level, as opposed to the ad hoc local interventions that had been taking place for several years. The article provided information on the strategy of the AAP and the “innovative approach” that UNDP is taking towards climate change adaptation in this project. Malawi After the signing of the AAP project document for Malawi by UNDP and other donor partners, Development Planning and Cooperation Minister Abbie Marambika Shawa said climate change, natural resources, and environmental management are Malawi’s key priority areas in its development agenda to “show commitment in dealing with climate change issues in the country.” Development partners and the government agreed that it was critical to document and coordinate all climate change initiatives, accord- ing to Shawa. This information was released on Nyasa Times Online. Mozambique A press release on the UNDP Newsroom site discussed the launch seminar of the AAP in Mozambique. The Vice-Minister of the Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Action, Ana Chicha- va, stated that Mozambique has already made some adaptation achievements by defining the key pri- orities for the country, which include an early warning system and building leadership and coordination among sectors. The Vice-Minister emphasized that further training of the most vulnerable communities is essential, so that people are educated on hazard warnings and steps to take before and during natural hazards. The UNDP Country Director for Mozambique, Jocelyn Mason, mentioned that Mozambique has been a forerunner in recognizing the threats of climate change, as demonstrated by the National Institute of Disaster Management study Impacts of the Climate Change in the Disaster Risk Reduction in Mozambique. The Ambassador of Japan, Susumu Segawa stated: “Through this AAP we expect to see the development of strong institutional activities that would enable Mozambique to promptly manage the climate change risks.” Namibia On March 8, 2010, the UNDP Newsroom released an article on the launch of the Namibia AAP, which was reprinted in Hello Namibia! and all Africa. Coverage of the Namibia AAP was also found in Na- mibia Economist and Alternative Energy Africa. A separate article on all Africa mentioned a statement made
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